Creaking noise in steering wheel
 

My steering wheel started making a creaking noise when it tilts up and down. Any fix or does it just happen over time?

Think that just happens over time. Mine does the same thing.

Thanks Ryan. ... you'd think over time would mean more than a year and a half though :confused:

When mine goes up it makes noises too..... sucks getting old. The car I mean ;)

Common problem since the very beginning of the E53, I believe the dealer has a fix..there's a TSB.

I thought it was from plastics getting old, so I used Gummyflesh, a product that BMW sells for their cabrios softop and wich I used with great success in some of my previous cabs, but it didn´t work on the X, it still make some noise :mad: .

I'm biting my tongue here...trying really hard not to ask what makes noise...:rofl:

:whistle: not say'in a word.

I got that noise a few years back, the dealer can fix it. I never was told what it was, but 3 years later and it's not making any noise.

Hi L - I had my 2004 X5's squeaky wheel "greased" at the dealership last month. Problem solved. They actually used a dry graphite lube to lube it up. Works like a charm!

Mike